22july2013

I actually had to look at the date on the upper right corner of my iMac to see if it was April 1st.

Civilization VII was released for macOS a few days ago, but unlike previous versions of CIV, this one is only available on third party app stores, not Apple's app store, so I haven't bought it, even though I've bought every previous version over the last 35 years. Has Apple ever asked companies to use the Apple app store? 

"in making you upgrade at Apple's ludicrously expensive rates."

Are you comparing Apple's upgrade rates for M-Series RAM (on-die memory) to other platforms (eg, Intel) where the RAM is on separate packages/chips (eg, DDR5?) If so, that's not a fair comparison, because the performance isn't the same. On-die memory has lower latency, higher bandwidth, lower power consumption, reduced complexity and increased reliability. But if you don't value those things, then Apple RAM upgrades are expensive, yes.

"Severance" is what you get when you cross "The Matrix" with "Fifty First Dates."

As a protest, Apple could rebrand the iPad as the iPad- (iPad Minus) or "iPad Snooper" in the UK. The fact that UK iPads now have less security is the real reason why sales will drop in the UK, and a rebranding won't make it worse. A rebranding will force the government to reconsider due to the bad publicity it will get.